Doing Business 2020

Ecuador
✓
 Registering property
Ecuador made registering property easier by reducing the time required to 
transfer property and by increasing the transparency of the land adminis-
tration system.
Egypt, Arab Rep.
✓
 Starting a business
The Arab Republic of Egypt made starting a business easier by abolishing 
the requirement to obtain a certificate of nonconfusion and improving its 
one-stop shop.
✓
 Getting electricity
Egypt improved the
reliability of electricity supply by implementing 
automated systems to monitor and report power outages.
✓
 Protecting minority investors
Egypt strengthened minority investor protections by requiring shareholder 
approval when listed companies issue new shares.
✓
 Paying taxes
Egypt made paying taxes easier by implementing an online system for filing 
and payment of corporate income tax and value added tax.

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Summaries of 
Doing Business
reforms in 2018/19
El Salvador
✓
 Getting electricity
El Salvador made getting electricity easier by accepting electrical plans at 
the same time as connection requests.
Equatorial Guinea
✓
 Starting a business
Equatorial Guinea made starting a business less expensive by reducing reg-
istration fees.
✓
 Getting credit
Equatorial Guinea improved access to credit information by establish-
ing a framework through the Central African Economic and Monetary 
Community for the licensing and operation of credit bureaus.
Eswatini
✓
 Starting a business
Eswatini made starting a business easier by introducing free online services 
for name reservation and business registration.
✓